bold

 
  Grep  of  noun  bold 
  bold 
  bold  face 
  boldface 
  boldness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bold 
 
  The  noun  bold  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  boldface,  bold  face,  bold  --  (a  typeface  with  thick  heavy  lines) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bold 
 
  The  adj  bold  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  bold  --  (fearless  and  daring;  "bold  settlers  on  some  foreign  shore";  "a  bold  speech";  "a  bold  adventure") 
  2.  (3)  bold  --  (clear  and  distinct;  "bold  handwriting";  "a  figure  carved  in  bold  relief";  "a  bold  design") 
  3.  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bold 
 
  3  senses  of  bold 
 
  Sense  1 
  bold  (vs.  timid) 
 
  timid  (vs.  bold) 
  =>  bashful 
  =>  coy 
  =>  fearful,  timorous,  trepid 
  =>  intimidated 
  =>  mousy,  mousey 
  =>  shy 
 
  Sense  2 
  bold 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conspicuous)  ->  inconspicuous,  invisible 
 
  Sense  3 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  steep)  ->  gradual 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bold 
 
  3  senses  of  bold 
 
  Sense  1 
  bold  (vs.  timid) 
  =>  audacious,  brave,  dauntless,  fearless,  intrepid,  unfearing 
  =>  brash,  daredevil,  temerarious 
  =>  emboldened 
  =>  foolhardy,  rash,  reckless 
  =>  heroic,  heroical 
  =>  nervy 
  =>  overreaching,  vaulting 
  =>  overvaliant 
  =>  venturesome 
  Also  See->  adventurous#1,  adventuresome#1;  brave#1,  courageous#1,  fearless#2;  forward#5;  unafraid#1,  fearless#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  bold 
  =>  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  Sense  3 
  bluff,  bold,  sheer 
  =>  steep  (vs.  gradual) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bold 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  bold 
 
  Sense  1 
  bold  (vs.  timid) 
  =>  boldness,  daring,  hardihood 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bold 
 
  bold  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bold 
  bold 
  bold-faced 
  overbold 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bold 
 
  The  noun  bold  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  boldface,  bold  face,  bold  --  (a  typeface  with  thick  heavy  lines) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bold 
 
  The  adj  bold  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  bold  --  (fearless  and  daring;  "bold  settlers  on  some  foreign  shore";  "a  bold  speech";  "a  bold  adventure") 
  2.  (3)  bold  --  (clear  and  distinct;  "bold  handwriting";  "a  figure  carved  in  bold  relief";  "a  bold  design") 
  3.  bluff,  bold,  sheer  --  (very  steep;  having  a  prominent  and  almost  vertical  front;  "a  bluff  headland";  "where  the  bold  chalk  cliffs  of  England  rise";  "a  sheer  descent  of  rock") 

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